Taking a closer look at the Anchorage earthquake
A disaster declaration is in effect in Alaska, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused significant damage in Anchorage and surrounding areas on Friday morning.
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A disaster declaration is in effect in Alaska, after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake caused significant damage in Anchorage and surrounding areas on Friday morning.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hit a remote part of Alaska on Sunday, according to the US Geological Survey.
The powerful earthquake that struck beneath the Gulf of Alaska generated a tsunami, but before gauges could show that it was very small, warnings went out to a vast swath of the state, British Columbia and the West Coast.
Forecasters canceled tsunami warnings for Alaska and the US and Canadian west coasts Tuesday after an earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska stoked fears of damaging waves.